(b)Implementation of the Metric Conversion Act
of 1975, as amended, must be in accordance with NPD
7120.4, NASA Engineering and Program/Project Management Policy.

(g)(1)When acquiring
information technology items capable of using Internet Protocol to communicate,
the requirement for Internet Protocol Version Six (IPv6) compliance
shall be documented by the requiring activity on NASA Form (NF) 1707, Special
Approvals and Affirmations for Requisitions.If
the requiring activity plans to purchase a networked IT product, the following
three attachments shall accompany the NF 1707:

(i)Specification of IPv6 requirements for the
item to be purchased.

(ii)Suppliers Declaration of Conformity (SDoC), a legal document that specifies and certifies the
product’s IPv6 capabilities.

(iii)Analysis between the requirements and the
IPv6 requirements and the product’s capabilities as captured on an SDoC.

(2)Requestors shall provide the IPv6 Compliance Procurement Waiver (NF
1835) for any items that have no IPv6 capabilities.For purchases that are less than $100K,
signature approval authority for NF 1835 has been delegated to Center
CIOs.Purchases of $100K or greater for
items that have no IPv6 capabilities will require Agency CIO approval.

(h) For Space
Flight and Ground Support Programs and Projects, the Program or Project
Technical Authority(ies) (See NPR
7120.5) must certify that the Technical Standards and Specifications cited
in any solicitation or award are:1) the
most recent version, 2) tailored to the needs of the project and its elements,
and 3) registered with the NASA Standards Update Notification System (SUNS) at http://standards.nasa.gov .Exceptions must be approved by the Technical
Authorities, and attached hereto.Program or Project Authority certifications may be obtained and documented
through the procurement request process using NASA
Form 1707 (See 1804.7301).

(i) For procurements which include Space
Communications and Navigation (SCaN) capabilities,
the Program or Project Technical Authorities (See NPD 8074) must certify that
the requirement has been coordinated with the SCaN
Office in the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD).Program or Project Authority certifications
may be obtained and documented through the procurement request process using NASA
Form 1707 (See 1804.7301).

(a) Safeguards to ensure safety, security, and
environmental protection must be included, as applicable, in requirements
documents.

(b)(1) Requirements for the use of energy efficient motor
vehicles will be established in accordance with NPR
6200.1, “NASA Transportation and General Traffic Management”.

(b)(2)
Requirements for the use of
environmentally preferable products will be established in accordance with NPR
8530.1, “Affirmative Procurement Program Plan for Environmentally
Preferable Products.”Requirements for
the use of energy and water efficient products and the use of renewable energy
technology will be established in accordance with NPR
8570.1, “NASA Energy Management Program.”

1811.101-70Procedures.

(a)Contracting officers may rely on the requiring
activity’s declaration on the NF
1707 to determine the applicability of IPv6 requirements to its
acquisition.When the NF 1707 and the requirements documents provided by the requiring
activity establish the applicability of IPv6 in accordance with FAR 11.002, the contracting officer shall—

(1)Include a contract requirements statement in solicitations that specifically
states that products and services that use the
Internet Protocol provide full feature functionality in both dual stack (IPv4
and IPv6) and IPv6-only environments in compliance with the NIST USGv6 Testing
Program.See Special
Publication 500-267, A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government – Version 1.0.The IPv6 requirements statement shall be substantially the same as
the statement provided in NASA’s contracting writing system Section C
templates; and

(2)Include instructions in solicitations that
require offerors to notify the contracting officer of any contract
specifications that do not comply with providing full feature functionality for
IPv6.

1811.107Solicitation provisions.

(b)NASA uses the categorical method to report
its use of voluntary consensus standards.Therefore, use of the provisions at FAR 52.211-7
is not required.However, contracting
officers must include in draft RFPs (DRFPs) the information required by 1815.201(c)(6)(A).

(a)(3) Contract delivery
or performance schedules must not be expressed in terms of a notice of
award.A notice of award as a specific
document, separate from the award document itself, is not a contractual
document and shall not be used as a reference point for contract
performance.See 1814. 408
for additional information on notices of award.

(b)Contracting
officers, with the advice of the requiring activity and the Center
Transportation Officer, must include a designation of each deliverable item, or
groupings of deliverable items, as Class I, II, III, or IV for the purposes of
contractor compliance with the NPR.

1811.404Contract clauses.

(a)(2)FAR52.211-8, Time of
Delivery, Alternates II and III, must not be used in NASA contracts.

(3)FAR 52.211-9, Desired and Required Time of Delivery,
Alternates II and III, must not be used in NASA contracts.

1811.404-70NASA contract clauses.

The clause at 1852.211-70, Packaging, Handling, and
Transportation, must be included in solicitations for contracts for deliverable
items, including software, designated as Class I (mission essential), Class II
(delicate or sensitive), or Class III (requires special handling or
monitoring).

(c)The Department of
Defense is the "Delegate Agency" for NASA.The Headquarters Office of Procurement, Contract
& Grant Policy Division, must coordinate with DOD, as necessary, to ensure
that any DOD requirements are met.

1811.603Procedures.

(e)(i)Rated orders may be used by NASA only as
provided in Section 700.17 of the DPAS (15 CFR 700.17) and subject to the
limitations provided in Section 700.18 of the DPAS (15 CFR 700.18).Priority ratings are assigned on individual
contracts and purchase orders by the contracting officer.

(ii) NASA rated
orders may only be assigned a DO rating, unless NASA has obtained a DX rating
from the Department of Defense.

(iii) The
following program identification symbols may be used on NASA rated contracts
and purchase orders for equipment and services that support authorized programs
(see Schedule
I of the DPAS):